On a hot afternoon, the farmer ____ down under a tree and soon fell asleep..

On a hot afternoon, the farmer ____ down under a tree and soon fell asleep..

A. laid    B. lain            C. lied            D. lay

When seeing a man ________ on the ground, Xiao Ming ________ his bike and went over to help.

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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list 　1 in our past that we felt 　2　 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

This seemed like a very 3 process, but there' s always some 　4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then 　5 that we find ways to 　6 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my communication．

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 　8 , I remembered an incident from high school．I grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff 　9 of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 　10 on him．

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 　11 ．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I 　12 ．No one ever found out.

Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name 　13 on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 　14 ．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few 　15 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused．“I knew it!” he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a 　16 discussion．His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 　17 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 　18 all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to 　19 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 　20 the past wrongdoings．